Ren
Willaert
1490-1562
Combert
1495-1560
4th Generation

Overview for Midterm 11th Century-15th Century


Composers or Styles
Devices and Tech
Cadences
Harm/Cons/Rhy



Trope



1000

Discant / Florid Organum


2 voicesDuplum
Tenor
12th
Leonin 1150's-12012v Perotin (a little later)
3-4v
Voice- ExchangeConductus
Cantus Firmus
Discant/Organum/Chant

Non-imitativeChurch ModesP1, P4, P5, P8
Parallel– 5, 1,8,
Rhythmic Modes
Bb
2,3,4 voicesQuadruplum
Triplum
Duplum
Tenor
English

Rondellus and Rota



13th a

MotetUp to 1250-(75)
Tenors were taken primarily from chant.
Late in 13th cent. French secular tenors are seen with similar R in all voices.
DorPhryg
Lyd
Mix
On C”
6<8
3<5
Breves3rs and 6th stepwise to PC
Less P4
PC on strong beats between upper voices and Tenor
UV's may be dissonant
Meter: 6/8 9/8 6/4 9/4 3/4
Sharps: F# -Bb
2 voicesDuplum
Tenor
13th b
Adam de La Halle????

Semi BrevesC#s coming in
Breaking away from rhythmic modes
3 voicesTriplum
Duplum
Tenor
Franco de Cologne?????
Upper voices differ rhythmicalyR-modes rarely repeat
R-Modes shared in voices
Petruce de Cruce1270-1300
R more distinct and stratifiedR 4-7 semibreves per breve
English

Rondellus motets and rota



14th
French
Philppe de Vitry
1291-13-61
Machaut
1300-1377
Ars Novo (Ars Antiga see 13th century)
Iso-Rhythmic Motet Hocket Treble-dominated style French-Polyphonic Chanson and Monophonic Chanson
Form Fixes: Virelai, Rondeau, Ballade
Late 14th Century Ars Subtilior
-DLT on D G and C-Phryg
-Lyd
-Mix
-Landini down2nd up 3rd
-Cadences are also transposed to F.
-Interior Cadences contain no 3rds.
-Cadences top voice may be 5 or 8.
6<8 should be M6<8

3<5 should be M3<5

-Contra tenor can substitute tenor voice
-Duple Rhythm
-Meter: 2/4 2/2/ ¾
-Rhythm: mim (eighth notes)
-Syncopation
-Sharps: F# - C# - G# -Bb
-Complete 53 and 63 triads
-Phrases Begin and End on 58
(no P4)
-Some Parallel 5 and 8
-Parallel 63 (Fauxbordon)
-Interior Cadences 58 (no3)
4 voicesTriplum
Moteus
Contra -Tenor
Tenor
T or CT may be on bottom

Cantus
Treble
Tenor
Contra Tenor
S France N Italy
Ars SubtiliorPhilluppus de Caserta
????
Baude Cordier????
Johnnes Cicona1370-1412
1 generation very complex rhythmically.
Clear Cadences
-Partial Key sig common
-Parallel 63 sonorities
-5<6 in upper voice to 53 sonorities
-Few parallel 1, 5 or 8.

-Few dissonances

Italy
Trecento musicLandini
1325-1397
Ballata, Caccia Madrigal



15th
Burgundy
Guillaume Du Fay1397-1474
Binchois
????
1st Generation
-Smooth Arching melodies-Lightly syncopated rhythms
-Pervasice consonance careful treatment of dissonance


MotetsMagnificatsSettings of Mass OrdinaryRitornello??Iso-Rhythmic MotetBurgundian Chanson
Tech -Landini EmbelishmentFauxbourbon (from English)
-vii06-1 30%-V-I (Pre-har) 22%
-V-1 17%
-DLT 15%
-Phrygian 4%-Plagal 1ish%-Other 11%
-Landini embellishment 33%

4 voiceMotus?????Contra
Tenor
Tenor
Bassus
English
John Dunstable1390-1453
1st Generation
Ren
Form/ Cantilenas, Motet, Mass Ordinary, CarolTech/ Faburden, Paraphrase
More homophonic texture
More equal treatment of voices.



15thb
Franco Flemish
Johannnes Okeghem(Jean de Okeghem)1420-1497Antoine Busnoys1430-14922nd GenerationRen
Wider range in voices.
-Longer phrases.-Increased imitation.
-More equal treatment of voices.
-Eliding Cadences
-Florid melodic phrases
-Cannon
-Inversion and
-Retrograde inversion
-Phrases (p197)
-Mensuration Cannon
-Double Cannon
V-1 65%
Plagal 14%
V-I (Pre-har) 8%
Phrygian 6%
Vii06-1 5%
Other 2 %
DLT 0 %
Landini embellishment 2%
Syncopation and hemiolaImitative Counterpoint
3rds final cadence 40%

Henricus Issac1450-1517Jacob Obrecht1457-1505Josquin Des Prez1450-15213rd Generation
-Interchange between Franco Flemish and Italian Influences.-Harmonic Bass replaces Tenor.
-Composed all parts phrase by phrase.
-Instrumental works more common.
-New Chanson forms.
(no form fixed)
Imitative and Homophonic texture.-Direct text setting-Motet
-Text Depiction
(images through music)
-Text Expression
(emotion through music)
16th
Ren
Willaert
1490-1562
Combert
1495-1560
4th Generation



Palestrina
Hocket
2voice
6 < 8 – 3 > 1
Suspensions
7-6 2-3
4-3 9-8
Suspensions 3 voice
7-6
2-3
4-3
9-8
1) V-I with 4-3 sus
2) Leading Tone
VII06-I
(B dim - C)
3) Plagal
IV-I
4) Phrygian
VII6-I
(D min -C)
5) Deceptive
V – X
General rules of counterpointModes
Dorian, Phrygian,Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Ionian
Common options to Express
beginning or Final note in lowest voice
Common Interior Cadences
Dorian, D A F
Phrygian, E A G
Lydian, F C A
Mixolydian, G D C
Aeolian, A D C
Ionian C G A
Accidentals
F# C# G# Bb
Transposed Key
Eb
Sharps usually at cadences
Bs to avoid tritone
and picardy 3rd (Maj3) in final sonority.
Not for chromatic motion
Harmony
PC 1, 5, 8, 3rs, 6ths (no P4)
IPC 3rds and 6ths free
PC 1 and 8 by contrary or oblique motion.
PC 5 and 8 freely but no parallel 5ths
PC 5 8 by similar motion
by outer voices one by step one by leap.
Phrases commonly begin on 58 sonorities but most vertical sonorities are triads.
Final cadences can be either 58 or triad. Interior cadences usually triads.
Crossing voices is ok.
Any doubling may occur.